Xan das Bolas

Xan das Bolas
Xan das Bolas
Born	Tomás Ares Pena; 30 October 1908; La Coruña
Died	13 October 1977 (aged 68); Madrid
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Lina Chiverto

Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including Botón de ancla (1961).^[1]

Filmography

Films

Salomé (1940)
¡Polizón a bordo! (1941) as Alguacil
Torbellino (1941) as Juan José (as Fernando Tomás Ares)
Unos pasos de mujer (1942)
El hombre que se quiso matar (1942) as Huésped
Éramos siete a la mesa (1942)
Goyescas (1942) as Asistente
La rueda de la vida (1942) as Juanito
Madrid de mis sueños (1942)
Adam's Fault (1944) as Guardia
La vida empieza a medianoche (1944)
Ella, él y sus millones (1944) as El guía
El pozo de los enamorados (1945)
Un hombre de negocios (1945) as Conserje del museo
Mar abierto (1946) as Peirán
El pirata Bocanegra (1946)
El doncel de la reina (1946)
Héroes del 95 (1947) as Fadeiro
Love Charm (1947) (scenes deleted)
Botón de ancla (1948) as Trinquete
El marqués de Salamanca (1948) as Hombre almacén figuras de cera
Pototo, Boliche y Compañía (1948)
Sabela de Cambados (1949) as Benito
Yo no soy la Mata-Hari (1950) as Don Cosme Fernández
Historia de dos aldeas (1951)
La trinca del aire (1951) as Pepiño
Duda (1951) as Sereno
El gran Galeoto (1951) as Cochero
La niña de la venta (1951) as Dimas
Niebla y sol (1951) as Meigo
Sobresaliente (1953)
El diablo toca la flauta (1953) as Presidente
La alegre caravana (1953)
Aeropuerto (1953)
Nadie lo sabrá (1953) as Cartero
Vuelo 971 (1953) as Padre
Ha desaparecido un pasajero (1953)
Buenas noticias (1954)
Malvaloca (1954) as Barrabás
Amor sobre ruedas (1954) as Cristóbal
La ciudad de los sueños (1954)
Tres huchas para Oriente (1954) as Portero del estadio (uncredited)
Tres eran tres (1955) (segment "Una de indios")
La reina mora (1955) as Presidiario
La cruz de mayo (1955) as Félix
Coyote (1955) as Mendigo
El guardián del paraíso (1955)
Historias de la radio (1955) as Sargento de la guardia civil
Siempre para ti (1955)
Noche de tormenta (1955)
Un día perdido (1955) as Maestro de baile
Orgullo (1955) as Gabriel
Tarde de toros (1956) as Portero de la enfermería
El rey de la carretera (1956) as Pedro
¡Aquí hay petróleo! (1956) as Baldomero
Curra Veleta (1956) as Sereno
El fenómeno (1956) as Guardia del Parque
La mestiza (1956)
El malvado Carabel (1956) as Bedel
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter (1956) (uncredited)
Saeta rubia (1956) as Taxista
Dos novias para un torero (1956)
Piedras vivas (1956)
Pasión en el mar (1956) as El Sabio
Susana y yo (1957)
El hombre que viajaba despacito (1957) as Jugador de cartas
Un fantasma llamado amor (1957)
Faustina (1957) as Lipio
The Pride and the Passion (1957) (uncredited)
Fulano y Mengano (1957) as Conductor del coche fúnebre
Un marido de ida y vuelta (1957) as Díaz
El anónimo (1957)
Las muchachas de azul (1957) as Felipe – padre de Ana
Historias de Madrid (1958) as Ciriaco – guarda del cementerio (uncredited)
Familia provisional (1958)
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé (1958) as Tendero
El hombre del paraguas blanco (1958) as Alguacil No. 1
Héroes del aire (1958) as Percebe
La venganza (1958) as Segador gallego
El puente de la paz (1958) as Dedos Largos
La vida por delante (1958) as Copiloto de la camioneta
Ana dice sí (1958) as Don Cristino
Caravana de esclavos (1958) as Hassan (uncredited)
Farmacia de guardia (1958) as Sereno
¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII? (1959) as Madrileño gritón (uncredited)
The Redeemer (1959)
Diez fusiles esperan (1959) as Cañete
Échame la culpa (1959)
Sonatas (1959) as Tercer centinela
La vida alrededor (1959) as Demetrio Suárez 'El Asunción'
En las ruinas de Babilonia (1959) as Abdullah (uncredited)
The Jinx (1959) as Sobrino de D. Balbino No. 2
Las dos y media y... veneno (1959) as Hombre en consulta veterinario
Se vende un tranvía (1959, Short) as Marmolista
El hombre que perdió el tren (1960) as Federico Méndez
Crimen para recién casados (1960) as Camarero del ferrocarril
Ama Rosa (1960) as Cochero
The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960) as Knife Grinder
Un paso al frente (1960)
El indulto (1960) as Músico ambulante
Patricia mía (1961)
Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961) as Ben Yussuf (uncredited)
Aquí están las vicetiples (1961) as Dueño Kiosco
Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961) as Katia's Companion
Fantasmas en la casa (1961)
El pobre García (1961) as Felipe
Plácido (1961) as Rivas
Ella y los veteranos (1961) as Dueño caseta de tiro
Pecado de amor (1961) as Sereno
Madame (1961)
Fray Escoba (1961)
Vamos a contar mentiras (1961) as Sacerdote
La venganza de Don Mendo (1962) as Alí
Martes y trece (1962)
Zorro the Avenger (1962) as Soldado
The Son of Captain Blood (1962) as Matt
Los que no fuimos a la guerra (1962) as Propietario bar Fandiño
The Savage Guns (1962) as Pedro
Los motorizados (1962) (uncredited)
Terrible Sheriff (1962) as Wagon Loader (uncredited)
La gran familia (1962) (uncredited)
Three Fables of Love (1962)
Shades of Zorro (1962) as Empleado de banca
Torrejón City (1962) as Ojo de Halcón
Girl from La Mancha (1962) as Carretero
El conde Sandorf (1963) as Carpena
Plaza de oriente (1963) as Camarero
The Castilian (1963)
Millonario por un día (1963) as Atracador
Duel at the Rio Grande (1963) as Mejicano
Implacable Three (1963) as Cartero
The Executioner (1963) as Guarda de la obra
Gunfight in the Red Sands (1963) as Barbero (uncredited)
The Adventures of Scaramouche (1963) as Gino
Los mangantes (1963) as Antonio Monterosi (segment "Medico i fidanzata")
Escala en Hi-Fi (1963)
Una chica casi formal (1963) as Propietario bar
Chica para todo (1963) as Gancho del timador
Bochorno (1963)
La verbena de la Paloma (1963) as Francisco, el sereno
La revoltosa (1963) as Jugador de cartas
Un demonio con ángel (1963) as Don Federico
The Ceremony (1963)
Pacto de silencio (1963) as Guardia del tren
José María (1963)
El precio de un asesino (1963) as Cura
Jaguar (1963)
El camino (1964) as Padre de Germán
Heroes of the West (1964) as Doctor
La chica del gato (1964) as Venancio
Gibraltar (1964) as Poker Player
Como dos gotas de agua (1964) as Martínez
Los mangantes (1964) (uncredited)
Los pistoleros de Casa Grande (1964) as Vasco
La muerte silba un blues (1964) as Policía
El extraño viaje (1964) as Cosme
Backfire (1964) as Guard of the boat parking
Black Angel of the Mississippi (1964) as Lopez
El espontáneo (1964) as Situado
El pecador y la bruja (1964) as Portero
Los Palomos (1964) as Taxi driver
Los dinamiteros (1964) as Marmolista
Gunmen of Rio Grande (1964) as Peon
Relevo para un pistolero (1964) as Recepcionista del hotel
Cavalry Charge (1964)
Dos chicas locas, locas... (1965) as Guarda de la estación de tren
Shoot to Kill (1965) as Pedro, the Mexican
Whisky y vodka (1965) as Pintor
Mi canción es para ti (1965) as Propietario caballos de carreras
In a Colt's Shadow (1965) as Veterinarian
Cotolay (1965) as Monje
Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) as Barman (uncredited)
Lost Command (1966) as Old man with a flag (uncredited)
Ypotron – Final Countdown (1966) as Il portiere dell'hotel
La mujer perdida (1966)
Amador (1966) as Limpiabotas (scenes deleted)
Fray Torero (1966) as Un habitante del pueblo
The Tough One (1966)
Vestida de novia (1966)
Proceso a una estrella (1966)
Una novia relámpago (1966)
Clint the Stranger (1967) as Simpson
Dos cruces en Danger Pass (1967) as Bartender
La niña del patio (1967) as Don Calixto, administrador
Club de solteros (1967) as Lucas
Run Like a Thief (1967) as Gonzalez
Operación cabaretera (1967) as Guardia
40 grados a la sombra (1967) as Portero casa de Evaristo
Operación Mata Hari (1968) as Jefe de sala del cabaret
Villa Rides (1968) as Villa's Telegraphist (uncredited)
¡Cómo está el servicio! (1968) as Sereno con un bastón
Los que tocan el piano (1968) as Rufino Celeiro – el Sereno
One by One (1968) as Bartender Ben (uncredited)
God Was in the West, Too, at One Time (1968)
Cuidado con las señoras (1968) as Camarero
Objetivo: bi-ki-ni (1969)
Pasto de fieras (1969)
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta (1969) as Policía secreta de noche 1º
Dead Are Countless (1969) as Potter (uncredited)
Amor a todo gas (1969) as Cristobal
Juicio de faldas (1969) as Paco, amigo de Gregorio
Educando a una idiota (1969)
El niño y el potro (Más allá de río Miño) (1969) as Rogelio
Con ella llegó el amor (1970)
El alma se serena (1970) as Jefe de estación
El mesón del gitano (1970) as Ezequiel
Sabata the Killer (1970) as Telegrafo
Don Erre que erre (1970) as Guardia Civil 1
Una señora llamada Andrés (1970) as Empleado de limpieza
El apartamento de la tentación (1971) as Forest Guard
Una chica casi decente (1971)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) as Orsini's Assistant
Delusions of Grandeur (1971) (uncredited)
Simón, contamos contigo (1971)
La montaña rebelde (1971) as Ermitaño
Cut-Throats Nine (1972) as Buddy (as Tomas Ares)
Celos, amor y Mercado Común (1973) as Amigo de Felipe
Cinco almohadas para una noche (1974) as Recepcionista del Balneario Fuencaliente
Cuando los niños vienen de Marsella (1974) as Padre de José
Una pareja... distinta (1974) as Truhán (as Xan Das Bolas)
La boda o la vida (1974)
Los locos del oro negro (1975) as Sam – Merchant (uncredited)
El mejor regalo (1975)
La Carmen (1976) as Padre de José
A la legión le gustan las mujeres... y a las mujeres, les gusta la legión (1976) as Tabernero
Madrid, Costa Fleming (1976) as Marcelo
Vuelve, querida Nati (1976) as Conserje
Volvoreta (1976) as Ramon
Los hijos de... (1976) as Barrendero
The Second Power (1976) as Fray Lope
El chiste (1976) as Guardia forestal / Ganadero / Jefe indio (as Xandas Bolas)
Mi hija Hildegart (1977) as Un republicano
Me siento extraña (1977) as Cliente taberna (final film role)

TV series

Hermenegildo Pérez, para servirle (1966)
¿Es usted el asesino? (1967) as Caricortao
Los paladines (1972)
Crónicas de un pueblo (1971–1974) as Camilo
Ficciones (1974)
El pícaro (1974) as El Vendedor
Cuentos y leyendas (1974) as Fadrique
El quinto jinete (1975) as Arriero / Riaño
Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1976) as Simbad el Marineiro
Curro Jiménez (1977)

References

^ Pernas, Ramón (20 December 2002). "El efecto Xan das Bolas". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2019.

External links

Xan das Bolas at IMDb

[1] Pernas, Ramón (20 December 2002). "El efecto Xan das Bolas". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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